Two U.S. lawmakers managed to get home from Israel. Other Americans have not Sen. Cory Booker and Rep. Dan Goldman are back in the U.S. after sheltering in place as violence erupted in Israel on Saturday. Flight disruptions have left other U.S. citizens unable to get home. Rachel Treisman
The House has no speaker, but plenty to do. Here are 5 of the most pressing issues The House can't do legislative business until it elects a new speaker. Their growing to-do list includes keeping the government open, as well as policy issues like Ukraine aid and defense spending. Rachel Treisman
How to make sense of the country's stunningly strong job market U.S. employers added about twice as many jobs in September as forecasters expected. That's good for people looking for work, but the strong report could complicate the Fed's effort to curb inflation. Scott Horsley
Historian Heather Cox Richardson puts House speaker's ouster into perspective NPR's A Martinez speaks with historian Heather Cox Richardson about the state of our democracy following this week's unprecedented removal of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
How a group of 8 Republicans had enough power to get rid of Speaker McCarthy A small group of Republicans in the House of Representatives took the nation to the edge of a government shutdown. And then, that same group ousted the speaker of the House. How did we get here? Mara Liasson
KUOW District Dash: Seattle City Council D1 - Maren Costa vs. Rob Saka In the first of Soundside's "District Dashes," District 1 city council candidates Maren Costa and Rob Saka mixed it up in front of a live audience at KUOW this week, with some lively back-and-forth on key issues including crime, cops and drugs. Libby Denkmann
Candidates for speaker of the House are beginning to emerge The race is on to find a new speaker of the House. So far, there are two candidates: House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio. A Martinez
The House can't work without a speaker. How will it choose McCarthy's successor? Republicans plan to convene for a candidate forum on Tuesday and hold a speakership vote on Wednesday. While it's not clear who will be running, there's no question they face a tough road ahead. Rachel Treisman
Biden's dog Commander has left the White House The Bidens are trying to "work through solutions," a spokesperson said, after Commander bit a series of Secret Service agents. In the meantime, the German shepherd is staying somewhere else. Tamara Keith
Fate of House GOP leadership throws Congress into chaos House Republicans are scrambling to coalesce around a small number of candidates to be Speaker of the House but the path to electing someone is unclear. Lexie Schapitl
